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Joel Reuben Hitt (I5)
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Personal Facts and Details
| Birth | 24 October 1874  25 19 Bellefontaine, Webster County, MS, USA |
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| Residence | 1874 (Age  ) Bellefontaine, Webster County, MS, USA |
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| Education | 1897 (Age 22) San Marcos, Hays County, TX, USA Corporation / Company: Coronal Institute |
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| Residence | 1897 (Age 22) San Marcos, Hays County, TX, USA |
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| Occupation | 1901 (Age 26) teacher Goss, Marion County, MS, USA Corporation / Company: Prine Springs School Note: The location was provided by John Ulmer. |
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| Occupation | from 1899 to 1901 (Age 24) teacher Athens, Henderson County, TX, USA Corporation / Company: Athens School System |
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| Residence | 1901 (Age 26) Goss, Marion County, MS, USA |
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| Marriage | 25 December 1904 (Age 30) Elizabeth Margania Robertson - Columbia, Marion County, MS, USA |
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| Residence | 1914 (Age 39) Clinton, Hinds County, MS, USA Note: From around 1940 until around 1960, he lived at 102 East Street in Clinton. |
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| Education | 1917 (Age 42) B.A. Clinton, Hinds County, MS, USA Corporation / Company: Mississippi College |
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| Occupation | 1917 (Age 42) mathematics professor Newton, Newton County, MS, USA Corporation / Company: Clark College |
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| Occupation | 1918 (Age 43) Mathematics Professor Clinton, Hinds County, MS, USA
Corporation / Company: Mississippi College |
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| Text | See www.rhitt.com/genealogy/jrh.pdf for additional details and anecdotes about Joel Hitt. This was written by Lucile Hitt Hollingsworth around 1972, with editing and corrections by L. Richard Hitt. |
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| Death | 22 July 1967 (Age 92) Clinton, Hinds County, MS, USA |
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| Burial | Clinton, Hinds County, MS, USA Cemetery: Clinton Cemetery
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| Last Change | 20 February 2008 - 17:33:03 - by: lrh |
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Joel Hitt was heavily influenced by Dr. William Herschel Bruce, who was a mathematician and educator in Texas. Dr. Bruce was probably influential in getting Joel to move to Athens to teach since Dr. Bruce was there in a supervisory capacity. See |
| Occupation | The location was provided by John Ulmer. |
| Residence | From around 1940 until around 1960, he lived at 102 East Street in Clinton. |
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Media
 Multimedia Object |  Prine Springs School, Marion County, MS
Type: Photo  Note: Joel Hitt is in the middle of the second row from the bottom holding a young boy in front of him. He taught at the school.Elizabeth Robertson is fifth from the left in the top row.Edgie Hitt? |
Multimedia Object |  Elizabeth Hitt, Joel Hitt, Elizabeth Robertson, James Washington Hitt, Folsie Hitt, unidentified others
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Multimedia Object |  Joel Hitt and Elizabeth Robertson Wedding Day
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Multimedia Object | Joel Reuben Hitt
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Multimedia Object |  J.R. Hitt Family
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Multimedia Object |  J.R. Hitt Family
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Multimedia Object |  Joel Reuben HITT grave marker
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Multimedia Object |  Joel Reuben HITT and Elizabeth Margania ROBERTSON grave site
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